We envision a future where each person will carry with them a personal universal controller (PUC), a portable computerized device that allows the user to control any appliance wit...
Jeffrey Nichols, Brad A. Myers, Michael Higgins, J...
Abstract— Today’s complex appliances are plagued by difficultto-use interfaces. In many cases, consumers use only a few of the many features on their appliances because the mor...
A problem with many of today's appliance interfaces is that they are inconsistent. For example, the procedure for setting the time on alarm clocks and VCRs differs, even amon...
Small ubiquitous devices connected by wireless networks will become future Internet appliances. To support them, communication networks must evolve to seamlessly assist appliances...